Attachments for sinks



Dec. 6, 1966 M. G. MEHILOS ATTACHMENTS FOR SINKS Filed March 30, 1964FlG.l.

United States Patent Ofiice 3,289,218 Patented Dec. 6, 1966 3,289,218ATTACHMENTS FOR SINKS Michael G. Mehilos, 2353 Central, Alton, llll.Filed Mar. 30, 1964, Ser. No. 355,553 (Ilaims. (Cl. 4-206) Thisinvention relates to improvements in attachments for sinks. Moreparticularly, this invention relates to improvements in drink disposers.

It is, therefore, an object of the present invention to provide animproved drink disposer.

In restaurants, taverns, and other places where potables are served, theproblem of disposing of the contents of incompletely-emptied drinkingglasses exists. Because laws, ordinances and regulations relating tohealth frequently require restaurants, taverns and other places tomaintain an antiseptic solution in one basin of their sinks and tomaintain rinsing water in the other two basins of their sinks, andbecause most sinks do not have more than three basins, many restaurants,taverns and other places do not have a convenient way of disposing ofthe contents of incompletely-emptied drinking glasses. The attendants inmany restaurants, taverns, and other places empty the contents ofincompletely-emptied drinking glasses into buckets or other receptacles,and then periodically empty 'thOSe buckets or other receptacles.However, the use of buckets or other receptacles is far from ideal,because the liquids poured into those buckets or receptacles can emitodors which can pervade the adjacent areas. Further, because the bucketsor receptacles are usually set below the levels of the tops of thesinks, and because it would be tiring for the attendants to recurrentlybend down and pour the contents of the incompletelyemptied glasses intothose buckets or receptacles, attendants have been known to tilt theopen ends of the drinking glasses downwardly toward the buckets orreceptacles and try to guide the contents of those drinking glasses intothose buckets or receptacles. Further, at times when the level ofactivity is high, attendants have been known to fail to empty thebuckets or receptacles promptly, and have thus let those buckets orreceptacles overflow. As a result, the portions of the floors adjacentthe buckets or receptacles frequently are wet, slippery and unsightly.Consequently, it would be desirable to provide a device which would makethe use of buckets or other receptacles unnecessary, and which coulddirect the contents of incompletely-emptied drinking glasses into thedrain facilities of restaurants, taverns, and other places. The presentinvention provides such a device; and it is, therefore, an object of thepresent invention to provide a device which can direct the contents ofincompletely-emptied drinking glasses into the drain :facilities ofrestaurants, taverns, and other places.

The device, which is provided by the present invention to direct thecontents of incompletely-emptied drinking glasses into the drainfacilities of restaurants, taverns, and other places, constitutes a sinkstopper and drink disposer. That sink stopper and drink disposer can bemounted within either of the basins which contain the rinsing water, andit will isolate that rinsing water from the contents of theincompletely-emptied drinking glasses. That sink sopper and drinkdisposer has a large funnellike upper portion which is readilyaccessible to the attendant, which is large enough to receive thecontents of incompletely-emptied drinking glasses even though thosedrinking glasses contain ice cubes, and which is large enough to receivethe contents of incompletely-emptied drinking glasses even though theattendant may be erratic in aiming the contents of thoseincompletely-emptied drinking glasses toward that portion. As a result,the sink stopper and drink disposer provided by the present inventioncan simply and directly guide the contents of incompletely-emptieddrinking glasses into the drain facilities of restaurants, taverns, andother places. It is, therefore, an object of the present invention toprovide a sink stopper and drink disposer which has a large funnellikeupper portion into which the contents of incompletely-emptied drinkingglasses can be directed.

Other and further objects and advantages of the present invention shouldbecome apparent from an examination of the drawing and accompanyingdescription.

In the drawing and accompanying description, a preferred embodiment ofthe present invention is shown and described, but it is to be understoodthat the drawing and accompanying description are for the purpose ofillustration only and do not limit the invention and that the inventionwill be defined by the appended claims.

In the drawing,

FIG. 1 is a broken, sectional view through a basin of a sink, and itshows one embodiment of sink stopper and drink disposer that is made inaccordance with the principles and teachings of the present invention,

FIG. 2 is a bottom view of part of the sink stopper and drink disposerof FIG. 1 and FIG. 3 is a sectional View through the sink stopper anddrink disposer of FIG. 1, and it is taken along the plane indicated bythe line 3-3 of FIG. 1.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the numeral 10 generally denotes oneof the basins of a sink of the type which is customarily used inrestaurants, taverns, and other places. That basin has a drain opening12, which will be suitably connected to the drain or sewer facilities ofthe restaurant, tavern, or other place; and that drain opening willusually be spaced just an inch or so from the rear wall of that basin.The basin 10 and the drain opening 12 are of standard and usualconstruction and are not, per se, part of the present invention.

The numeral 14- generally denotes one embodiment of sink stopper anddrink disposer that is made in accordance with the principles andteachings of the present in vention. That sink stopper and drinkdisposer has a large funnel-like upper portion, and it has a tubulardischarge end 16. A flange 18, in the form of a flat plate, is securedto the discharge end 16 at a point above the bottom of that dischargeend; and that flange projects horizontally outwardly from that dischargeend. An external helical screw thread 25 is formed on the discharge end16 below the flange 18; and a frusto-conical base 22, in the form of aninternally-threaded sleeve, is threaded onto that screw thread. Theouter surface of the base 22 is dimensioned to fit snugly within theupper part of the drain opening 12 of the basin l0; and the engagementbetween that base and that drain opening is intended to be suflicientlyintimate to prevent leakage of water between that base and that drainopening.

A deflector 24 is secured to the upper edge of the funnel-like upperportion of the sink stopper and drink disposer 14-; and that deflectorextends downwardly and inwardly from that upper edge. That deflector isan annulus of generally frusto-conical configuration, and the smalldiameter portion of that deflector is at the bottom thereof. A number ofopenings 26 are provided in the funnel-like upper portion of the sinkstopper and drink disposer 14; and those openings are close to the upperedge of that portion. As shown by FIG. 1, the openings 26 are locatedabove the level of the bottom edge of the deflector 24; and thoseopenings are large enough to permit water to flow freely through them.The sink stopper and drink disposer 14 can be made of metal, plastic,hard rubber, or the like.

As indicated particularly by FIG. 1, the sink stopper and drink disposer14 is almost as tall as the basin 10. This is important because itenables the basin 10 to be kept substantially filled with clean rinsingwater; and it also is important in permitting that sink stopper anddrink disposer to be made large enough to accommodate a large number ofice cubes.

The frusto-conical base 22 of the sink stopper and drink disposer 14 canbe disposed within the drain opening 12 of the basin 10 and can coactwith that drain opening to provide a liquid-tight closure for thatbasin.

That base and the flange 18 maintain that sink stopper and drinkdisposer in upright position.

Once the sink stopper and drink disposer 14 has been mounted within thebasin 10, that basin can be filled with clean, rinsing water; and thesetting of the faucet for that basin can then be adjusted to permitadditional water to pass into that basin to keep the rinsing waterclean, despite the fact that the said water is to be used for rinsingglasses. The supplying of water to the basin 10 on a continuous basiswill not cause that basin to overflow, because the excess water willpass inwardly through the openings 26 and then pass downwardly throughthe funnel-like upper portion and the discharge end 16 to the drain forthe sink. In this way, a continuing supply of fresh Water can be addedto the basin 10, and the excess water can be passed directly to thedrain for the sink.

The diameter of the discharge end 20 is large enough to permit liquid todrain freely from the sink stopper and drink disposer 14; but thatdiameter is small enough to enable that discharge end to intercept andhold ice cubes and pieces of fruit. Those pieces of fruit can, from timeto time, be lifted out of the sink stopper and drink disposer 14 andplaced in a suitable container for garbage.

Where desired, a screen 28 can be removably set within the funnel-likeupper portion of the sink stopper and drink disposer 14. That screen hasan annular frame 30; and that frame is generally frusto-conical inconfiguration, but it has the upper edge thereof curved outwardly anddownwardly, as shown by FIG. 1. The upper edge of the frame 30 of thescreen 28 will overlie the upper edge of the funnel-like upper portionof the sink stopper and drink disposer 14, and will prevent accidentalseparation of that screen from that sink stopper and drink disposer. Theinterstices of the screen 28 will be large enough to permit liquid todrain freely from that screen but will be small enough to enable thatscreen to intercept and hold ice cubes and pieces of fruit. Those piecesof fruit can, from time to time, be removed by lifting out and emptyingthe screen 28. That screen is particularly useful in restaurants,taverns, and other places where a large volume of potables is served.

In using the sink stopper and drink disposer 14, the attendant caneasily direct the contents of incompletelyemptied drinking glasses intothe funnel-like upper portion of that sink stopper and drink disposer;and that funnel-like upper portion is large enough to enable it tocontinue to receive the contents of incompletely-emptied drinkingglasses even though those glasses contain ice cubes. Further, thatfunnel-like upper portion is large enough to receive the contents ofincompletely-emptied drinking glasses even though the attendant may beerratic in aiming the contents of those incompletely-emptied drinkingglasses toward that funnel-1ike upper portion. The contents of theincompletely-emptied drinking glasses will pass downwardly through thefunnel-like upper portion and then will pass downwardly through thedischarge end 16 into the drain. The deflector 24 will keep the contentsof incompletely-emptied drinking glasses from reaching, and passingthrough, the openings 26'even if those contents are directed towardthose openings. As a result, there is virtually no possibility of thecontents of the incompletelyemptied drinking glasses getting into theclean, rinsing water in the basin 10. Instead, those contents will beguided downwardly through the funnel-like upper portion of the sinkstopper and drink disposer 14 and then permitted to fall from thedischarge end 16 into the drain facilities of the restaurant, tavern, orother place.

The frusto-conical base 22 and the flange 18 coact to fixedly hold thesink stopper and drink disposer 14 in upright position even though thecenter of mass of that sink stopper and drink disposer is displaced toone side of the drain opening 12. This is important because it enablesthat sink stopper and drink disposer to be made so large that anattendant cannot miss it, as he is emptying the incompletely-emptieddrinking glasses. Further, it enables that sink stopper and drinkdisposer to have a funnel-like upper portion which is so large that itwill not fill up in use. While ice cubes can tend to accumulate withinthe funnel-like upper portion of the sink stopper and drink disposer 14,the warmth of the rinsing water which surrounds and directly contactsthe exterior of that funnel-like upper portion will tend to warm thatfunnellike upper portion and thereby tend to melt those ice cubes.Further, the rinse water that flows inwardly through the openings 26will directly engage, and thereby help melt, some of those ice cubes.

While a generally conical, funnel-like, upper portion is shown in thedrawing, the side of that upper portion which confronts the rear of thebasin 10 can be flattened. Where that is done, that funnel-like upperportion will be able to accommodate even more ice cubes.

The screw thread 20 on the exterior of the discharge end 16 is desirablebecause it permits bases 22 of different sizes and shapes to be used.Consequently, the sink stopper and drink disposer 14 can be adapted foruse with drain openings of different sizes and shapes by merelyselecting a base 22 of the required size and shape.

If desired, an external shoulder could be provided on the discharge end16 above the level of the flange 18. With such a shoulder, the flange 18could be formed as a removable washer and could be held solidly againstthat shoulder by the tightening of the base 22 on the screw thread 211.Also, if desired, a resilient disc could be held in abutting relationwith the under face of the flange 18, as by interposing that discbetween that flange and the base 22.

Whereas the drawing and accompanying description have shown anddescribed one preferred embodiment of the present invention, it shouldbe apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes may be madein the form of the invention without affecting the scope thereof.

What I claim is:

1. A sink stopper and drink disposer which comprises:

(a) a frusto-conical base than can extend into the drain opening of thebasin of a sink and which can coact with that drain opening to provide aliquid-tight seal,

(b) a tubular discharge end which extends upwardly from said base andwhich communicates with an opening in said base,

(c) said discharge end having a liquid-tight engagement with said basewhereby said sink stopper and drink disposer can coact with said basinto maintain water within said basin,

(d) a funnel-like upper portion that extends upwardly and laterally fromsaid discharge end to laterally displace the center of the upper end ofsaid funnel-like upper portion from the axis of said discharge end,

(c) said funnel-like upper portion being generally conical inconfiguration,

(f) openings in said funnel-like upper portion adjacent the upper edgeof said funnel-like upper portion, (g) said openings being large enoughto permit water to pass freely therethrough,

(h) said openings limiting the maximum level of water in said basin bypermitting water to pass therethrough and then downwardly through saidfunnel-like upper portion and said discharge end to the drain facilitiesfor said basin,

(i) a deflector that is secured to said funnel-like upper portionadjacent said upper edge of said funnel-like upper portion,

(i) said deflector extending downwardly and inwardly of said funnel-likeupper portion,

(k) said deflector being generally frusto-conical in configuration andhaving the small diameter thereof at the bottom thereof,

(1) said deflector overlying said openings but having an angle ofgeneration substantially smaller than the angle of generation of saidgenerally conical upper portion to space the lower portion thereofinwardly of said openings to permit water to flow inwardly through saidopenings and then downwardly through said funnel-like upper portion andsaid discharge end to the drain facilities for said basin,

(m) said bottom of said deflector being disposed below the level of saidopenings to keep the contents of incompletely-emptied drinking glassesfrom reaching, and passing through, said openings,

(n) a screen that is removably disposable within said funnel-like upperend,

() said screen being generally frust-o-c-onical,

(p) a frame for said screen that overlies the upper edge of saidfunnel-like upper portion,

(q) said frame being generally frusto-conical and having the smalldiameter thereof at the bottom thereof,

(r) said frame having the outer portion thereof bent outwardly anddownwardly to prevent accidental separation of said screen from saidfunnel-like upper portion, and

(s) a horizontally-directed flange that is stiff and unyielding and thatis secured to, and that projects outwardly from, said discharge endabove said base,

(t) said flange overlying and engaginga portion of the bottom of saidbasin to coact with said base to hold said drink disposer upright withinsaid basin,

(u) said sink stopper and drink disposer being substantially as tall assaid basin, thereby said basin can be substantially filled with water,

(v) said funnel-shaped upper portion transferring heat from Water insaid basin to ice cubes held therein and also permitting water thatenters said openings to contact said ice cubes,

(w) said discharge end being dimensioned to intercept and hold ice cubesand pieces of fruit whenever said screen is removed from saidfunnel-like upper portion,

(x) said generally conical funnel-like upper portion having the axisthereof inclined forwardly of the axis of said discharge end to displacethe center of the upper end of said funnel-like upper portionsubstantially forwardly of the axis of said discharge end,

(y) whereby said upper end of said funnel-like upper portion issubstantially deeper than twice the distance between said axis of saiddischarge end and the adjacent wall of said basin.

2 A sink stopper and drink disposer which comprises:

(a) a frusto-conical base that can extend into the drain opening of thebasin of a sink and which can coact with that drain opening to provide aliquid-tight seal,

(b) a tubular discharge end which extends upwardly from said base andwhich communicates with an opening in said base,

(0) said discharge end having a liquid-tight engagement with said basewhereby said sink stopper and drink disposer can coact with said basinto maintain within said basin,

(d) a funnel-like upper portion that extends upwardly and laterally fromsaid discharge end to a laterally displace the center of the upper endof said funnellike upper portion from the axis of said discharge end,

(e) said funne1-like upper portion being generally conical inconfiguration,

(f) openings in said funnel-like upper portion adjacent the upper edgeof said funnel-like upper portion, (g) said opening being large enoughto permit water to pass freely therethrough,

(h) said openings limiting the maximum level of water in said basin bypermitting water to pass therethrough and then downwardly through saidfunnel-like upper portion and said discharge end to the drain facilitiesfor said basin,

(i) a deflector that is secured to said funnel-like upper portionadjacent said upper edge of said funnel-like upper portion,

(j) said deflector extending downwardly and inwardly of said funnel-likeupper portion,

(k) said deflector being generally frusto-conical in configuration andhaving the small diameter thereof at the bottom thereof,

(1) said deflector overlying said openings but having an angle ofgeneration substantially smaller than the angle of generation of saidgenerally conical upper portion to space the lower portion thereofinwardly of said openings to permit water to flow inwardly through saidopenings and then downwardly through said funnel-like upper portion andsaid discharge end to the drain facilities for said basin,

(In) said bottom of said deflector being disposed below the level ofsaid openings to keep the contents of incompletely-emptied drinkingglasses from reaching, and passing through, said openings,

(n) a screen that is removably disposable within said funnel-like upperend,

(0) said screen being generally frusto-conical,

(p) a frame for said screen that overlies the upper edge of saidfunnel-like upper portion, and

- (q) a horizontally-directed flange that is stiff and unyielding andthat is secured to, and that projects outwardly from, said discharge endabove said base,

(r) said flange overlying and engaging a. portion of the bottom of saidbasin to coact with said base to hold said drink disposer upright withinsaid basin,

(s) said sink stopper and drink disposer being substantially as tall assaid basin, whereby said basin can be substantially filled with water,

(t) said discharge end being dimensioned to intercept and hold ice cubesand pieces of fruit whenever said screen is removed from saidfunnel-like upper portion,

(u) said generally conical funnel-like upper portion having the axisthereof inclined forwardly of the axis of said discharge end to displacethe center of the upper end of said funnel-like upper portionsubstantially forwardly of the axis of said discharge end,

(v) whereby said upper end of said funnel-like upper portion issubstantially deeper than twice the distance between said axis of saiddischarge end and the adjacent wall of said basin.

3. A sink stopper and drink disposer which comprises:

(a) a base that can extend into the drain opening of the basin of a sinkand which can coact with that drain opening to provide a liquid-tightseal,

(b) a discharge end which extends upwardly from said base and whichcommunicates with an opening in said base,

(c) said discharge end having a liquid-tight engagement with said basewhereby said sink stopper and drink disposer can coact with said basinto maintain water within said basin,

(d) a funnel-like upper portion that extends upwardly and laterally fromsaid discharge end to laterally dispose the center of the upper end ofsaid funnellike upper portion from the axis of said discharge end,

(e) said funnel-like portion being generally conical in configuration,

(f) openings in said funnel-like upper portion adjacent the upper edgeof said funnel-like upper portion, (g) said opening being large enoughto permit water to pass freely therethrough,

(h) said openings limiting the maximum level of Water in said basin bypermitting water to pass therethrough and then downwardly through saidfunnel-like upper portion and said discharge end to the drain facilitiesfor said basin,

(i) a deflector that is secured to said funnel-like upper portionadjacent said upper edge of said funnel-like upper portion,

(j) said deflector extending downwardly and inwardly of said funnel-likeupper portion,

(k) said deflector being generally frusto-conical in configuration andhaving the small diameter thereof at the bottom thereof,

(1) said deflector overlying said openings but having an angle ofgeneration substantially smaller than the angle of generation of saidgenerally conical upper portion to space the lower portion thereofinwardly of said openings to permit water to flow inwardly through saidopenings'and then downwardly through said funnel-like upper portion andsaid discharge end to the drain facilties for said basin,

(In) said bottom of said deflector being disposed below the level ofsaid openings to keep the contents of incompletely-emptied drinkingglasses from reaching, and passing through, said openings, and

(n) a horizontally-directed flange that is stiff and unyielding and thatis secured to and that projects outwardly from, said discharge end abovesaid base,

() said flange overlying and engaging a portion of the bottom of saidbasin to coact with said base to hold said drink disposer upright withinsaid basin,

(p) said sink stopper and drink disposer being substantially as tall assaid basin, whereby said basin can be substantially filled with water,

(q) said funnel-shaped upper portion transferring heat from water insaid basin to ice cubes held therein and also permitting water thatenters said openings to contact said ice cubes,

(r) said discharge end being dimensioned to intercept and hold ice cubesand pieces of fruit,

(s) said generally conical funnel-like upper portion having the axisthereof inclined forwardly of the axis of said discharge end to displacethe center of said funnel-like upper portion substantially forwardly ofthe axis of said discharge end,

(t) whereby said upper end of said funnel-like upper portion issubstantially deeper than twice the distance between said axis of saiddischarge end and the adjacent wall of said basin.

4. A sink stopper and drink disposer which comprises:

(a) a base that can extend into the drain opening of the basin of a sinkand which can coact with that drain opening to provide a liquid-tightseal,

(b) a discharge end which extends upwardly from said base and whichcommunicates with an opening in said base,

(c) said discharge end having a liquid-tight engagement with said basewhereby said sink stopper and drink disposer can coact with said basinto maintain water within said basin,

((1) a funnel-like upper portion that extends upwardly and laterallyfrom said discharge end to laterally displace the center of the upperend ofsaid'funnel-like upper portion from the axis of said dischargeend,

(e) openings in said funnel-like upper portion below the upper edge ofsaid funnel-like upper portion,

(f) said openings being large enough to permit water to pass freelytherethrough,

(g) said openings limiting the maximum level of water in said basin bypermitting water to pass therethrough and then downwardly through saidfunnellike upper portion and said discharge end .to the drain facilitiesfor said basin, and

(h) a deflector that is secured to said funnel-like upper portionadjacent said openings in said funnel-like upper portion,

(i) said deflector extending downwardly and inwardly of said openings insaid funnel-like upper portion, (j) said deflector overlying saidopenings but having an angle of generation substantially smaller thanthe angle of generation of said generally conical upper portion to spacethe lower portion thereof inwardly of said openings to permit water toflow inwardly through said openings and then downwardly through saidfunnel-like upper portion and said discharge end to the drain facilitiesfor said basin,

(k) said deflector keeping the contents of incompletely-emptied drinkingglasses from reaching, and passing through, said openings,

(1) said discharge end being dimensioned to intercept and hold ice cubesand pieces of fruit,

(In) said upper portion having the axis thereof inclined forwardly ofthe axis of said discharge end to displace the center of the upper endof said upper portion substantially forwardly of the center of saiddischarge end,

(n) whereby said upper end of said upper portion is substantially deeperthan twice the distance between said axis of said discharge end and theadjacent wall of said basin.

5. A sink stopper and drink disposer which comprises:

(a) a base that can extend into the drain opening of the basin of a sinkand which can coact with that drain opening to provide a liquid-tightseal,

(b) a discharge end which extends upwardly from said base and whichcommunicates with an opening in said base,

(c) said discharge end having a liquid-tight engagement with said basewhereby said sink stopper and drink disposer can coact with said basinto maintain Water within said basin,

(d) a funnel-like upper portion that extends upwardly from saiddischarge end,

(e) said funnel-like upper portion having one part of the exteriorthereof extending upwardly along and close to the adjacent wall of saidbasin,

(f) said funnel-like upper portion having a further part of the exteriorthereof inclining upwardly and forwardly away from the first said partof said exterior of said funnel-like upper portion and also inclingingupwardly and forwardly away from said adjacent wall of said basin andtoward the opposite wall of said basin,

(g) openings in said upper portion below the level of the upper edge ofsaid upper portion,

(h) said openings being large enough to permit water to pass freelytherethrough, and

(i) a deflector that overlies said openings but is spaced inwardly ofsaid openings to permit water to flow inwardly through said openings andthen downwardly through said funnel-like upper portion and saiddischarge end to the drain facilities for said basin,

(j) said deflector keeping the contents of incompletely-emptied drinkingglasses from reaching, and passing through, said openings,

9 10 (k) said funnel-shaped upper portion having the axis ReferencesCited by the Examiner thereof inclined forwardly of the axis of saiddis- UNITED STATES PATENTS charge end to displace the center of theupper end of 1,230,413 6/1917 Kinch 4 142 X said funne1-like upperportion substantially forward- 5 2 017 92 10 1935 Solar 4 274 X 1y ofthe center of said discharge end, 2,065,347 12/ 1936 Schulse 4-206 X (1)whereby said upper end of said funnel-like upper 2,505,305 4/ 1950Schaefel 4-289 portion is substantially deeper than twice the dis-SAMUEL ROTHBERG Primary Examiner tance between said axis of saiddischarge end and the LAVERNE GEIGER Examiner adjacent wall of saidbasin H. GROSS, Assistant Examiner.

1. A SINK STOPPER AND DRINK DISPOSER WHICH COMPRISES: (A) AFRUSTO-CONICAL BASE THAN CAN EXTEND INTO THE DRAIN OPENING OF THE BASINOF A SINK AND WHICH CAN COACT WITH THAT DRAIN OPENING TO PROVIDE ALIQUID-TIGHT SEAL, (B) A TUBULAR DISCHARGE END WHICH EXTENDS UPWARDLYFROM SAID BASE AND WHICH COMMUNICATES WITH AN OPENING IN SAID BASE, (C)SAID DISCHARGE END HAVING A LIQUID-TIGHT ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID BASEWHEREBY SAID SINK STOPPER AND DRINK DISPOSER CAN COACT WITH SAID BASINTO MAINTAIN WATER WITHIN SAID BASIN, (D) A FUNNEL-LIKE UPPER PORTIONTHAT EXTENDS UPWARDLY AND LATERALLY FROM SAID DISCHARGE END TO LATERALLYDISPLACE THE CENTER OF THE UPPER END OF SAID FUNNEL-LIKE UPPER PORTIONFROM THE AXIS OF SAID DISCHARGE END, (E) SAID FUNNEL-LIKE UPPER PORTIONBEING GENERALLY CONICAL IN CONFIGURATION, (F) OPENINGS IN SAIDFUNNEL-LIKE UPPER PORTION ADJACENT THE UPPER EDGE OF SAID FUNNEL-LIKEUPPER PORTION, (G) SAID OPENINGS BEING LARGE ENOUGH TO PERMIT WATER TOPASS FREELY THERETHROUGH, (H) SAID OPENINGS LIMITING THE MAXIMUM LEVELOF WATER IN SAID BASIN BY PERMITTING WATER TO PASS THERETHROUGH AND THENDOWNWARDLY THROUGH SAID FUNNEL-LIKE UPPER PORTION AND SAID DISCHARGE ENDTO THE DRAIN FACILITIES FOR SAID BASIN, (I) A DEFLECTOR THAT IS SECUREDTO SAID FUNNEL-LIKE UPPER PORTION ADJACENT SAID UPPER EDGE OF SAIDFUNNEL-LIKE UPPER PORTION, (J) SAID DEFLECTOR EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY ANDINWARDLY OF SAID FUNNEL-LIKE UPPER PORTION, (K) SAID DEFLECTOR BEINGGENERALLY FRUSTO-CONICAL IN CONFIGURATION AND HAVING THE SMALL DIAMETERTHEREOF AT THE BOTTOM THEREOF, (L) SAID DEFLECTOR OVERLYING SAIDOPENINGS BUT HAVING AN ANGLE OF GENERATION SUBSTANTIALLY SMALLER THANTHE ANGLE OF GENERATION OF SAID GENERALLY CONICAL UPPER PORTION TO SPACETHE LOWER PORTION THEREOF INWARDLY OF SAID OPENINGS TO PERMIT WATER TOFLOW INWARDLY THROUGH SAID OPENINGS AND THEN DOWNWARDLY THROUGH SAIDFUNNEL-LIKE UPPER PORTION AND SAID DISCHARGE END TO THE DRAIN FACILITIESFOR SAID BASIN, (M) SAID BOTTOM OF SAID DEFLECTOR BEING DISPOSED BELOWTHE LEVEL OF SAID OPENINGS TO KEEP THE CONTENTS OF INCOMPLETELY-EMPTIEDDRINKING GLASSES FROM REACHING, AND PASSING THROUGH, SAID OPENINGS, (N)A SCREEN THAT IS REMOVABLY DISPOSABLE WITHIN SAID FUNNEL-LIKE UPPER END,(O) SAID SCREEN BEING GENERALLY FRUSTO-CONICAL, (P) A FRAME FOR SAIDSCREEN THAT OVERLIES THE UPPER EDGE OF SAID FUNNEL-LIKE UPPER PORTION,(Q) SAID FRAME BEING GENERALLY FRUSTO-CONICAL AND HAVING THE SMALLDIAMETER THEREOF AT THE BOTTOM THEREOF, (R) SAID FRAME HAVING THE OUTERPORTION THEREOF BENT OUTWARDLY AND DOWNWARDLYL TO PREVENT ACCIDENTALSEPARATION OF SAID SCREEN FROM SAID FUNNEL-LIKE UPPER PORTION, AND (S) AHORIZONTALLY-DIRECTED FLANGE THAT IS STIFF AND UNYIELDING AND THAT ISSECURED TO, AND THAT PROJECTS OUTWARDLY FROM, SAID DISCHARGE END ABOVESAID BASE, (T) SAID FLANGE OVERLYING AND ENGAGING A PORTION OF THEBOTTOM OF SAID BASIN TO COACT WITH SAID BASE TO HOLD SAID DRINK DISPOSERUPRIGHT WITHIN SAID BASIN, (U) SAID SINK STOPPER AND DRINK DISPOSERBEING SUBSTANTIALLY AS TALL AS SAID BASIN, THEREBY SAID BASIN CAN BESUBSTANTIALLY FILLED WITH WATER, (V) SAID FUNNEL-SHAPED UPPER PORTIONTRANSFERRING HEAT FROM WATER IN SAID BASIN TO ICE CUBES HELD THEREIN ANDALSO PERMITTING WATER THAT ENTERS SAID OPENINGS TO CONTACT SAID ICECUBES, (W) SAID DISCHARGE END BEING DIMENSIONED TO INTERCEPT AND HOLDICE CUBES AND PIECES OF FRUIT WHENEVER SAID SCREEN IS REMOVED FROM SAIDFUNNEL-LIKE UPPER PORTION, (X) SAID GENERALLY CONICAL FUNNEL-LIKE UPPERPORTION HAVING THE AXIS THEREOF INCLINED FORWARDLY OF THE AXIS OF SAIDDISCHARGE END TO DISPLACE THE CENTER OF THE UPPER END OF SAIDFUNNEL-LIKE UPPER PORTION SUBSTANTIALLY FORWARDLY OF THE AXIS OF SAIDDISCHARGE END, (Y) WHEREBY SAID UPPER END OF SAID FUNNEL-LIKE UPPERPORTION IS SUBSTANTIALLY DEEPER THAN TWICE THE DISTANCE BETWEEN SAIDAXIS OF SAID DISCHARGE END AND THE ADJACENT WALL OF SAID BASIN.